For years, the secret to a cool ride, be it Street Rod, Restomod, or a stocker was a super-slick, shave-yourface-in-it finish. Good paintjobs like this can cost a few thousand bucks while the tab for a Ridder Award-winning paintjob will cost more than most new cars. Material costs alone can consume mass quantities of your hard-earned green backs - ...
There is nothing like riding around in a truck that is more than a half century old. It gives you a cool, nostalgic feeling and makes you think back to a time when the old truck you're riding in was brand new. Our Advance Design series '49 Chevy gave us just that feeling. The other half of the story is that there is nothing like the wake-up call yo...
While you may be someone who really enjoys working under the hood of your truck or polishing the exterior panels, the place you spend most of your time is hopefully behind the wheel. If your instrument cluster is weathered and the gauges are hard to read, that's a bad thing, especially if you're hoping to explain to the police officer that the rea...
Time and technology march on. Today, waterborne paints are the present and future of vehicle painting regardless of where you live. Along with the change away from solvent-based paints, there are a host of ancillary products and tools you'd need if you plan to paint your vehicle any time soon. Bottom line; moving to water borne paint is not a si...
They don't call it big block for nothing! Chevrolet's venerable big block was first introduced in 1965 tucked neatly between fenderwells of Impalas, Corvettes and a 216 Chevelles under the code numbers, Z16. But with in a few short years the big block legacy was set and both car and truck fans could enjoy the power and torque required for racing,...
Plastic parts are common place in most American vehicle interiors. When the auto companies moved away from steel and wood interior pieces, chiefly for safety reasons, plastic was the easy way to create a softer, attractive cockpit. If you have a muscle car from the early 1960's you know the joys of fixing these parts, which usually require a wall...
Today, lots of fleet vehicles use liquid propane as their sole source of fuel. But privately owned vehicle owners can also benefit from propane fuel conversion in more ways than one. Propane burns much cleaner than gasoline or diesel, which helps the environment and increases the longevity of the engine. Also propane does not suffer from the standa...
Nothing says hot rod truck more than a cool flame paint job. But getting flames to look great - well - doesn't happen overnight. It requires lots of planning, creativity and patience. Making the job harder is finding just the right style of flame design to suit your taste. A little research will net an assortment of designs that will result in...
The Toyota Tundra is a highly popular full size truck not the least of which for its awesome 5.7 liter V-8 engine that packs quite the punch. In four wheel drive trim, it is more than off road capable, but if it lacks for one thing it is off road obstacle clearance. To the rescue are the folks at Skyjacker who offer a complete kit to safely raise...
